GRE Word List
FESTER
to generate pus
The meaning of the word fester is to generate pus.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| primal | original |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |